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Frances Hoffpowier, center left, feeds her youngest son, Mason, 2, as her daughter Chloe, 4, takes a drink of soda while the families' father, Michael Hoffpowier, talks with fellow natural gas worker, Tommy Jones at the River Camp RV Park outside of Meeker, Colo. The family moved from Texas so Michael could make better money as a welder in the gas fields. Gas workers see a conflict between themselves and locals in the community they now call home. "The people here have absolutely no use for us," Hoffpowier said. Photo by Matt McClain